Railway-mower.



Patented May 12, 1914.A

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P. FURUETH.

RAQJWAY MOWER. APPLICATION FILED SEPT, 17, 1913. 1,096,236

EL /f P. FURUSETH.

RAILWAY MOWER.

FPLUATI'ON FILED SEPT.17,1913.

Patented May 12, 1914.

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@wwf/1,5m@ #7. FUR USETH specimen@ @menare patented Mey ft2, 119146 ijpicetien filed September 17, 1913. Serial No. 796,268,

To all 'whom it may conoem Be it known that Ferme FURUSETH., e. citizen of the United States, residing at Edmole, in the County of Ramsey and State of North Dakota, have invented certain new und useful lmprovements in Railway-Riom?? ers, of which the following is n speeiicetion; reference being had te the accompanying drawings. Y

This invention relates to new endnseul improvements in railway mowers and more particulanrlyY to a device for removing the weeds and the like from points iininedietely adjacent the railway ties and the primary object is to provide e. device of this cli-aree ter which will effectively curry out the purpose for which the seine is designed.

A further objectof the invention resides in providing an improved inoweiwhieli will 4he readily actuated for dispositien 'to vari ons positions with respect to the truck eerrying the seine n, still further object resides in providing a device which vis simple and durable in construction, inexpensive te manufacture and one which will he very eicient and useful in eperetien.

lVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel features of (fonstruction7 combination :1nd arrangement ot' paris es will be hereinafter referred to :1nd more perth-Marly pointed eut in the speeili'fution :1nd alunne.

.ln the :wvompzm'vingr Evenings forming n purl: ol'v ihie :ipplh'nlioxn Figure .l is :l l'i'ovl elevation el: the device, Fig'. l is :1 plum View thereof. Fig. il is :L eet-.tion zie seen on line 5l-37 ot' Fig, Fig. 4 is u plan View, on mi enlarged seule, of the device with the deelt or platform of the device removed; nn'l Fig, 5 is u perspvffive View of the snpporting menne :for the mower,

ln desrrihing' my invention. l shall refer to the' drawing-1s in whivli simlnr reference ulmrmlerf: designate vox'x'esponding parte throughout the several views :und in which l inliraiils :i milwny (ruoli nl the. usual or :mv lnelfriwl type mounted mi thv mileit :ind lx1-:muted on :luid li'mfl: is #i *.wl; gr Pint.. l'm'm il. Vlie llfzir utile l nl lle: derive limi :in 'fnlwrjyjr-'l pulley 'ifuliml {lim-fum. over n'liil'h extend :in vndl Milt if the :eine heilig {li-'spoed longiludinull)A wulli thrdeff: :ir nlutlm'ln 5L und :i trnnevol i :elm lft /I will tnlily rnmsnfffd in the beering's 8 it the 'fornnrd end et ille truuk, in the reni' olf the front ingle also has e pulley if? mounted thereen7 over which is extended seid belt G. The ene end of the sheft. 7 is provided with an enlai'ged bevel gear ll Wl'iieli is rotated lijf :i ineens te he presently deseribed, where by the truck may he propelled.

Mounted on the platform or deck 3, is an engine l2, the erenl; shaft lf3 of which has e clutch pulley 'le carried thereon, over which is extended :in endless belt 15. This clutch pulley is disposed tof its e'eetive ,and ineteetive position through the mednti' of the lever 16 and the eelt i5 has tt'iefeaches' thereof extended through slots Ef?? formed in the deck or plat-form, whereby to he eligiged with an operating Ineens thei'ebelow. AY shaft 18 is mounted in bearings 19 on e transverse bei' of the truck l, seid shaft 18 extending longitudinally thereof :nid provided with e pulley 2Q which. also reeeives thereox'er the belt l5. This shaft 18 is pr0.

vided, et 'the ferwerd end thereof, with a. bevel pinion 2l which meshes with the enlarged bevel geez il, `end it will thus be seen threiigh the intermediate ineens7 that the reel* axle 4. :may he driven through the opertit-ion of the engine. v My invention primarily eont-empletes the.

provision of e mower in. connection with this truck, seid mower to he opereted by the suine means for the propulsion ef said truck, and to this end, n pair of cross arms 22 are prrnidefl, the inner ends et which are piv otnlly mounted on brackets or keepers 23 on the one side bnr of the truck l. The outer ends of these eross arms 522 are en 'aged with l :i l-i'noliet or projeftiim mi :i lever :md ;Jivrvted diete of its ends, is :1. rml of which nivetrilly 3fm lli which extends wx'- l lute @t d reti-het 3E 'iwih'v lawn i is iorh'lerfi il, which supper' .li the hrzi het i tent is arranged in Connection with Suid lever for engagement with the ratehehrxrherw,

by i@ 113mm seid liever iii Yferions edjueted nositions. It will he seen that through the medium of this lever, the inower may he raised and lowered te various positione, es will he Seeiiin Fig. Tr and the sinne held in sueh position hy the engagement o t the detent witl' the ratchet. The device in any position, will be yieldiiigly supported iii position, through the inediiiin of the spring szipjri'irt nhove described.

The mower Q5.. which is el the usuel or :my preferred type, hee zi linger-bnr and :ifiieliie or cutter-har thereon, the latter haw insipi retail ty engaged therewith it pitnieii 33 whieh entende inwardly and has its inner end pirotiilly engaged with an eccentric carried on the one end of the aforesaid Shaft 1S. Frein this construction, iti/vill be seen that the Shaft 1S is actuated, the cutterinir will :ilse he operated.

Frein the foregoing description 4o" the construction oil my iinprored deriee, the operation thereof wiii he readily understood und it will he seen that I have provided e. devine which is Simple and diirehie in emi-l ritijuetinii, inexpensive to manufacture :ind one which will he very efficient and useful in operation iVliiie if lizive particularly clesierihed the. elements heet adapted to perform the fuiictiene' forth, it is obvious that. various eliiiiiges in forni, `proportion and in the niinor details of Construction may he resorted te without departing from the Spirit or ezieriieing any oit the prin'eiplep; of the invention.

'Hering thus deelicifihed this invention, what ifs elniined iml. in deviee'oi? t" ineens@ combination with a vehicle; of :i frame conn prising it pair others interseeting one un other intermediate their lengths and secured one to the other :it their pointe of intersection and having their inner ends pivotally engaged with said vehicle, resilient mean engaged with said freine it the point of intersection of Suid bers, :ind the vehicle to yieldiiigly support said freine iii Various iidjiisted positions with respect to the vehicle, it skid secured to the outer ends of the here forming the traine, i mower pivotnily cer ried on `szxid Sliid und projecting laterally thereroin, menne engaged with the inower to reise and lower the same to virions pesitions with respect lo the itinnie` :ind inezlns for retaining seid nfiower in any :idjiieted position. I

2. In a device of the elites described, the combination with n vehicle; of :i pair ot' crossed here pivotzilly secured :it their inner endeI to the vehicle end nffording zi i'riinie siihstuntinliy )i1-Shaped in forni, resilientV ineens engaged with said here at their points of intersection, i chain engiged with seid springl ineens :uid ndjtistiibly eoiinerted to said ohjeet, wherehi7 to yieldingly :ind ndjustnbly support Said irzinie on the vehicle, il skid carried en the outer ends of the bars forming-.Seid traine, n mower pivotzilly carried oirfiiiid eliid end projecting hiteriilljr therefrom, ineens in connection with said xi'iower to iniinuiilly raise :ind .lower the Seine with respect to the freine, :uid-ineens to retiin Said mower in any :idjnetedposition.

in testimony whereof l hereunto aiiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

FEDER FURUSETl-L litrniiesses fnol. ANDERSON,

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